Parish News
St Augustine's College
Weekly bulletins and parish information can be found at:
www.kyabramcatholicparish.org.au
Email: kyabram@cdos.org.au
Mass Times
Kyabram
Week Day Masses (Tuesday and
Thursday): see Parish Diary Dates
Saturday (2nd and 4th Saturday of the month): 6.00pm - please note changes for February 2023 noted below
Sunday: 8.30am
Tongala
First Sunday of month 11.30am
Merrigum
Third Sunday of month 12.00pm
Reconciliation – Second Saturday of the month at 5.30pm (before 6pm Mass) in St Aug’s Church Kyabram.
Mass of Anointing is held the first Thursday of the month at 10.00am in St Augustine’s Church.
New Administration Officer
WELCOME to our new Office Administrator Vicki Arnel. Please feel free to introduce yourself and make Vicki feel at home. We hope Vicki enjoys her time at St Augustine’s.
Harvest Mass
Saturday 11th March
We welcome you to the celebration, thanksgiving and sharing of the harvest – just as Jesus and his people celebrated, gave thanks and shared in the “Feast of Ingathering” or the “Feast of Tabernacles.”
People may like to join Saturday evening’s entry procession and lay their items of non-perishables like a can, jar or packet, at the altar for the St. Vincent DePaul Society to distribute.
After Saturday Mass, please feel free to swap and share items of produce from the trading table. And, of course, do stay for our supper following Mass.
Thank you to everyone who has helped and given to make our harvest celebration enjoyable.
God, giver of all life, blessed are you in the fruits of the earth, in the sowing of seed and the work of human hands, in the harvest of human creativity.
God of the poor and hungry, blessed are you in the striving for justice,
in the fragility of peace-making, in the generosity of care for those in need.
God of the great feast and the simple meal,
blessed are you in the grace of hospitality, in the breaking and sharing,
blessed are you in our daily bread. Amen
Parish Partnership Luncheon
St Augustine’s School invites parishioners to a Parish Partnership Luncheon on 16th March in the OLOP Gardens at 1pm.
Please RSVP to Parish Office on 5852 1026 or via email: kyabram@sandhurst.catholic.org.au
Lenten Season Program
THE LITURGY & PRAYER MINISTRY will hold a reflection time during the Lenten season. All parishioners are invited to come, pray and reflect together to prepare for Easter. We will use the program prepared by the diocese of Sandhurst drawing upon scripture readings of lent, stories and insights of saints.
When: Mondays of Lent
Where: In the Church
Time: 7.00pm
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross will be prayed the three remaining weeks of Lent as follows:
Tuesday 14th, 21st and 28th of March following 5pm Mass in the Church.
COME and journey with Jesus and fellow parishioners.
Sandhurst World Youth Day Pilgrimage for Young Adults
Come and join the Sandhurst Young Adults Pilgrimage to Lisbon, Portugal for the 2023 World Youth Day celebrations!!! A group of 18–35-year-olds (post school age) from our Diocese will be journeying together for two weeks as we join young people from around the world to celebrate our faith. The pilgrimage will include attending the WYD Vigil and final Mass with the Pope, a day trip to Fatima, and a post- WYD retreat in Avila, Spain. We're really excited about the pilgrimage and hope you are too!! Expressions of Interest close 10th March.
To help young adults get to WYD, the Diocese are offering financial sponsorships to help cover part of the cost of the pilgrimage. For more information head to sandhurstwyd.com or get in touch with the pilgrimage coordinator, Ruth Lawlor, for more information (ruth.lawlor@sandhurst.catholic.org.au).
Who: Young Adults from Sandhurst, ages 18-35 (post-school age) When: 29th July – 11th August 2023. Fr Jackson Saunders has been appointed as Chaplain for the Sandhurst World Youth Day.